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wrap-up
[rap-uhp]
noun
a final report or summary.
a wrap-up of the evening news.
the conclusion or final result.
the wrap-up of the election campaign.
Australian Slang.an enthusiastic recommendation or flattering account.
wrap up
verb
(tr) to fold paper around
to put warm clothes on
slang(usually imperative) to be silent
informal(tr)
to settle the final details of
to make a summary of
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of wrap-up1
Idioms and Phrases
Bring to a conclusion, settle successfully, as in As soon as we wrap up this deal, we can go on vacation . [First half of 1900s]
Summarize, recapitulate, as in To wrap up, the professor went over the three main categories . [First half of the 1900s]
Example Sentences
Somehow that doesn’t take away from a wrap-up that promises nothing we want is too late to be worth fighting for, as long as you have the strength to get up from the mat, change up your old stances and embrace new ideas of what winning looks like.
As President Joe Biden's time in office comes to an end, there are several things he's hoping to wrap-up before he hands the keys over — one of them being securing a cease-fire agreement in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, which has led to a Palestinian death toll surpassing 40,000 during the 10-month-old war, according to AP News.
When the Oregonian’s editors rattled the reporters with a last-minute demand for an over-arching wrap-up of their extensive reporting, Christensen did not flinch.
Most bills that don’t pass by then won’t be considered when lawmakers return April 29 for a short wrap-up session.
In his 23-page decision, McAfee proposed two options to wrap-up the matter of a conflict presented by Willis and Wade's romantic ties, writing, "The district attorney may choose to step aside, along with the whole of her office, and refer the prosecution to the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council for reassignment. Alternatively, Wade can withdraw, allowing the district attorney, the defendants, and the public to move forward without his presence or remuneration distracting from and potentially compromising the merits of this case."
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When To Use
A wrap-up is a report or summary of something, as in Lana likes the wrap-ups of her essays to repeat what’s in her introductions.A wrap-up is also the conclusion of something, such as the final scene of a movie in which you find out what happens to all the characters.Wrap-up is a noun that comes from an informal sense of the verb phrase wrap up, meaning to make a summary of.Example: Did you ever get to create the wrap-up for the last meeting?
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